Mr. WILLIS. Those articles were to appear in the Daily Worker? Mr. O’CONNELL. In the Daily Worker; yes. Mr. WILLIS. Would an unfavorable article appearing in the Daily Worker be harmful to one’s political life in those days in Montana? Mr. O’CONNELL. No, I mean---- Mr. WILLIS. You did not want to inject yourself in it? Mr. O’CONNELL. I did not want to write the articles, that is all. Mr. WILLIS. I would say the best compliment to me in my district would be for the Daily Worker to say that I was a rotter. Mr. O’CONNELL. Well, I think that would be true today. You would be surprised if you went out to the State of Montana and went into some of the mining camps and taverns and what not. For instance, we have a character in Butte by the name of Paddy King. Paddy sells the Daily Worker. He has silicosis. He is a real character around there. He goes all around the town. Everybody buys the Daily Worker from Paddy. They do not think much of it. Some of them read it, some of them throw it away, and so on. Mr. VELDE. Do you still read it? Mr. O’CONNELL. No; I do not. Of course, I do not live in Butte any longer. I actually do not think I have seen the Daily Worker since they used to be delivered to our doors here in Washington. Mr. TAVENNER. Were you acquainted with Alexander Bittelman? Mr. O’CONNELL. No. Who is he? Mr. TAVENNER. Alexander Bittelman has been identified in testimony as a functionary of the Communist Party in the city of New York. Mr. O’CONNELL. I do not know any Alexander Bittelman. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, I have no further questions. Mr. VELDE. I have no questions to ask the witness. It is apparent from his testimony, that Mr. O’Connell has a great deal of knowledge about Communist Party activities which he has refused to give this committee. That does not disturb me as much as the fact that it appears that he is still ideologically favorable to the Communist Party of the United States. It is very regrettable, but apparently every person, including those favorable to the Communist Party, has a right to express his opinion in this country. I want to say this: I hope that Mr. O’Connell will think this matter over in the future and give us the benefit of the knowledge that he possesses about the activities of the Communist Party in the United States.